Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 to Henry Knox

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GLC#
GLC02437.05873-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
15 April 1793
Author/Creator
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
1 p. : address : docket Height: 32 cm, Width: 20.3 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Forgot to mention in his letter of yesterday that he made an inquiry into apple and pear trees as well as currant bushes. Says they are hard to find here. Has been told it is too late in the season. If they were transported to Maine, not one in a thousand would survive. Besides that, there is no nursery that can supply more than a quarter of the number he requested. Says that Oliver Smith suggests he write to William Prince, gardener in Flushing, Long Island "who can supply you with a greater variety and of the best kind, than any other person on the Continent, he makes a business of it, and is allways able to furnish any amount, and at the shortest notice, he puts them up in the best manner and at the proper season." Says that they have a conveyance every week to Captain Vose. "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature.

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